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  • Download the free edition of RenderMan 27.3
  • Pixar releases RenderMan 27.3
  • ASWF and DreamWorks Animation release MoonRay 2026.29

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Download the free edition of RenderMan 27.3

Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Pixar releases RenderMan 27.3

See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including native MaterialX and Cryptomatte support in RenderMan XPU.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

ASWF and DreamWorks Animation release MoonRay 2026.29

Latest open-source version of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2 adds work-in-progress MaterialX support.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

RandomControl releases Maverick Studio and Maverick Indie 2026.1

See the the new features in the physically based GPU renderers, including a new cutaway render system and fSpy camera matching.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Otoy releases OctaneRender 2027.1 in alpha

Updated for Alpha 2: next major version of the GPU renderer adds neat options for recreating iridescent and ultra-reflective materials.

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awn.com /1 month ago

Chaos Releases V-Ray 7 Update 4

Latest version of the leading rendering system adds final-frame, real-time rendering in supported DCC viewports, Gaussian Splat relighting, expanded Chaos Arena tools for virtual p...

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

RTX Render for Character Creator and iClone is now in open beta

New path tracing render mode lets users render 3D characters inside Reallusion's software with 'near-offline render quality'.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Maxon releases Redshift 2026.8

Check out the new features in the renderer, including a procedural Scratches shader and a high-altitude layer in the Clouds object.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Chaos releases V-Ray 7.4 for Houdini

Houdini edition of the renderer gets support for relighting Gaussian splats, better volume rendering, tighter integration with Solaris.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Howler 2027 is out with new 3D rendering environment Howler 3D

Check out the new features in the digital painting and animation software, including a new physically based rendering environment.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Autodesk releases Arnold 7.5.3

Production renderer gets new BSDF nodes for toon shading and new Accelerated Viewport mode for Maya users. See all the changes.

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cgchannel.com /1 day ago

New CG software you may have missed: 7 September 2026

Discover what's new in CG tools including LiquiGen, Unity, and free apps RealityScan Mobile, 3DGS Render for Blender, and Sisir.

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cgchannel.com /3 weeks ago

New CG software you may have missed: 16 August 2026

See the week's other updates to CG tools, like V-Ray 7.4 for Cinema 4D, Storm HydroFX 1.5, and free motion graphics tool Autograph 2026.1.

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awn.com /2 weeks ago

LTX Releases Open-Weights World Model LTX-2.5

The LLM handles ACES high dynamic range end to end, renders multishot sequences as a single output and runs on a studio's own hardware; available now on Hugging Face, the LTX API a...

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Chaos releases V-Ray 7.4 for Blender

New features in the Blender edition of the renderer include a quick caustics system, UDIM support, and conversion of Cycles to V-Ray lights.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Autodesk releases Flame 2027.1

New features in the compositing, finishing and effects software include Isolate and Pixel Expression nodes, and ProRes RAW support.

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cgchannel.com /1 month ago

Open-source material authoring software Material Maker 1.7 is out

Check out the new features in the free alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including a new Dynamic Sky Material. Now also on Steam.

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cgchannel.com /4 weeks ago

New CG software you may have missed: 9 August 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including FumeFX 7.6 for 3ds Max, Character Control Rig 0.3.1 for Blender, and PFTrack 26.08.

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cgchannel.com /2 weeks ago

New CG software you may have missed: 23 August 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including updates to Postshot, Meshy, and Slapshot and Topaz Labs' AI-powered VFX tools.

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